Mudcat Café message #686984

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Thread #46333 Message #686984
Posted By: Steve Latimer
10-Apr-02 - 10:09 AM
Thread Name: flat picking a five string banjo
Subject: RE: flat picking a five string banjo

I would think that the fifth string being the high string would make serious flat picking difficult. I think that the thumb is the only way you could play the fifth effectively.